HIV Prevention

HIV Prevention Update - August 2010

Started by John Nicholson on 07 Sep 2010
Last edited by John Nicholson on 12 Oct 2010

HIV PREVENTION UPDATE - August 2010

In Focus
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Alcohol: The Forgotten Drug in HIV/AIDS

Studies in southern and eastern Africa show that alcohol use is associated with high-risk behaviors that increase the risk of HIV infection. The authors urge better integration of studies on alcohol use within HIV research and programming, and call for structural interventions in alcohol-serving venues.

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Guidelines on HIV and Infant Feeding 2010: Principles and Recommendations for Infant Feeding in the Context of HIV and a Summary of Evidence

New WHO guidelines recommend that national authorities in each country decide on the best infant feeding practice for mothers living with HIV or HIV-exposed infants, and promote that practice. The revised guidelines offer seven evidence-based recommendations for a range of local contexts, and include simplified terminology for determining whether replacement feeding is appropriate.

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Twelve Myths about HIV/AIDS and People Who Use Drugs

This commentary draws on evidence from numerous studies to refute 12 "myths"-preconceptions or biases-about drug users that can have negative effects on HIV programming for this group. Citing the research that belies these myths-that drug users are noncompliant, for example, or that needle exchange encourages drug use-the authors urge policymakers to use evidence, rather than preconceptions, to develop HIV prevention programming for people who use drugs.

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Recent Studies
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New in Behavioral Interventions
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Reframing HIV Prevention in Sub-Saharan Africa Using Couple-Centered Approaches
From: Journal of the American Medical Association
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New in Biomedical Interventions
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Coverage of Nevirapine-Based Services to Prevent Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission in 4 African Countries
From: Journal of the American Medical Association
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New in Epidemiology
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Prevention of HIV Infection for People Who Inject Drugs: Why Individual, Structural, and Combination Approaches are Needed
From: The Lancet
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New in Structural Interventions
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"Women's Bodies are Shops": Beliefs about Transactional Sex and Implications for Understanding Gender Power and HIV Prevention in Tanzania
From: Archives of Sexual Behavior
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Reports, Guidelines, & Tools
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Special Report on the State of HIV/AIDS in South Africa
From: Global Health Magazine
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News, Events, & Forums
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International AIDS Conference
From: International AIDS Society
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This publication was produced by AIDS Support and Technical Assistance Resources Sector 1, Task Order 1 (AIDSTAR-One), USAID Contract # GHH-1-00-07-00059-00, funded January 31, 2008.

Keywords: HIV prevention